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Table 3 Procedural data

From: Distal radial artery as an alternative approach to forearm radial artery for perioperative blood pressure monitoring: a randomized, controlled, noninferiority trial

 

dRA group(n = 81)

RA group(n = 80)

P value

Left hand, n (%)

54(66.7)

52(65)

0.824

First attempt success rate, n (%)

71(87.7)

73(91.3)

0.458

Arterial catheterization time, s

86(26)

74(25)

0.008

Postoperative compression time, s

199 ± 44

486 ± 56

< 0.001

Arterial posterior wall puncture, n (%)

17(21.0)

5(6.3)

0.006

Dampened arterial waveforms, n(%)

8(9.9)

18(22.5)

0.030

Complications

 Discoloration, n (%)

0(0)

1(1.3)

0.497

 Vasospasm, n (%)

0(0)

1(1.3)

 

 Hematoma, n (%)

1(1.2)

0(0)

 
  1. Data are displayed as the mean ± SD, frequency and percentage, median (interquartile range)